EXHIBIT 99.1

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE           CONTACTS:
                                Michael Blood              Chris Stinson
                                Perceptron                 AutoPR
                                (734) 414-4735             (248) 656-2388
                                mblood@perceptron.com      cstinson@auto-pr.com



         PERCEPTRON ANNOUNCES BETTER THAN EXPECTED REVENUE FOR THE THIRD
                          QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 2003


PLYMOUTH, MICHIGAN, APRIL 16 2003 - PERCEPTRON, INC. (NASDAQ: PRCP) today
announced, in advance of its normal earnings report in early May, that it
expects sales of approximately $15.9 million for the third quarter ended March
31, 2003, compared with sales from continuing operations of $9.8 million for the
quarter ended March 31, 2002. Sales will be significantly better than expected
primarily due to the high level of AutoGauge(TM) systems' sales of approximately
$9.3 million in Europe compared with $3.8 million one year ago. The Company's
European subsidiary benefited from several new vehicle tooling programs as well
as the strength of the Euro against the U.S. Dollar when compared with the same
quarter one year ago.

The Company is in the process of completing the consolidation of its financial
statements. While operating income is expected to improve consistent with the
higher level of sales, pre-tax income will be reduced by booking a charge of
approximately $2.4 million for the arbitration damage award against Perceptron
B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The arbitration award was
previously announced in the Company's press release dated February 25, 2003.
Perceptron has asked the French arbitrator to evaluate what it considers to be
errors and inconsistencies in the award and to modify or clarify it.

The Company also expects to report strong new order bookings of approximately
$14.0 million during the third quarter compared with new order bookings of $17.0
million in the second quarter of fiscal 2003, and new order bookings of $9.0
million for the quarter ended March 31, 2002. The high level of bookings for
both fiscal year 2003 quarters primarily reflected orders for AutoGauge(TM)
systems related to new vehicle programs. In the near term the Company expects
new orders to return to more normal levels consistent with the current economic
climate.

ABOUT PERCEPTRON
Perceptron produces information-based process improvement solutions for industry
as well as technology components for non-contact measurement and inspection
applications. Automotive and manufacturing companies throughout the world rely
on Perceptron's process management solutions to help them improve quality,
shorten product launch times and reduce overall manufacturing costs.
Headquartered in Plymouth, Michigan, Perceptron has approximately 215 employees
worldwide, with facilities in the United States, Germany, Netherlands, France,
Brazil, and Japan. For more information, please visit www.perceptron.com

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
Certain statements in this press release may be "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including the
Company's expectation as to fiscal 2003 third quarter and future revenue, order
booking levels and earnings levels. The Company assumes no obligation for
updating any such forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes
in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting such forward-looking
statements. Actual results could differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements due to a number of uncertainties in addition to those
set forth in the press release, including, but not limited to, the dependence of
the Company's revenue on a number of sizable orders from a small number of
customers, the timing of orders and shipments which can cause the Company to
experience significant fluctuations in its quarterly and annual revenue, order
bookings, and operating results, timely receipt of required supplies and
components which could result in delays in anticipated shipments, general
product demand and market acceptance risks, the ability of the Company to
successfully compete with alternative and similar technologies, the timing and
continuation of the Automotive industry's retooling programs, the ability of the
Company to resolve







technical issues inherent in the development of new products and technologies,
the ability of the Company to identify and satisfy market needs, general product
development and commercialization difficulties, the ability of the Company to
attract and retain key personnel, especially technical personnel, the quality
and cost of competitive products already in existence or developed in the
future, the level of interest existing and potential new customers may have in
new products and technologies generally, rapid or unexpected technological
changes, the effect of economic conditions, particularly economic conditions in
the domestic and worldwide Automotive industry, which has from time to time been
subject to cyclical downturns due to the level of demand for, or supply of, the
products produced by companies in this industry, and the impact of cost
reduction initiatives on the Company's revenues, order bookings and earnings.
The Company's expectations regarding future order bookings and revenues are
based upon oral discussions with customers and are subject to change based upon
a wide variety of factors, including economic conditions and system
implementation delays. Certain of these new orders have been delayed in the past
and could be delayed in the future. Because the Company's products are typically
integrated into larger systems or lines, the timing of new orders is dependent
on the timing of completion of the overall system or line. In addition, because
the Company's products have shorter lead times than other components and are
required later in the process, orders for the Company's products tend to be
given later in the integration process.


























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